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Labor Dept. will offer training on new rules to boost some federal contractors’ wages

August 11, 2023

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The Labor Department on Friday announced that it will offer training to federal contractors on recently announced updates to regulations governing how much construction workers on federally funded projects are paid.

Vice President Harris on Tuesday announced that the Labor Department would propose a new final rule updating regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, which require companies working on federal construction projects to pay their workers a “prevailing wage.” The final rule is slated to be published in the Federal Register on Aug. 23, and will go into effect 60 days later.

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